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Haleluya Ngokuwa KweBhabhiloni!
1 Emva kwalokhu ngezwa umsindo onjengokuhlokoma kwexuku elikhulu ezulwini limemeza lisithi:
“Haleluya!
Ukusindisa lodumo lamandla ngokukaNkulunkulu wethu
2 ngoba ukwahlulela kwakhe kuqotho njalo kulungile.
Usilahlile isiphingi esikhulu
esaxhwalisa umhlaba ngobufebe baso.
Uphindisele kuso igazi lezinceku zakhe.”
3 Bamemeza njalo bathi:
“Haleluya!
Intuthu yokutsha kwaso ithunqa kuze kube nininini.”
4 Abadala abangamatshumi amabili lane lezidalwa ezine eziphilayo bawela phansi bakhonza uNkulunkulu owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. Bamemeza njalo bathi:
“Ameni, Haleluya!”
5 Kwasekuzwakala ilizwi elavela esihlalweni sobukhosi, lisithi:
“Dumisani uNkulunkulu wethu,
lonke lina zinceku zakhe,
lina elimesabayo,
abancane labakhulu!”
6 Ngabuya ngezwa okwakungathi lixuku elikhulu, kunjengokuhlokoma kwamanzi agelezayo lanjengokukhwaza kwezulu besithi:
“Haleluya!
Ngoba iNkosi yethu uNkulunkulu uSomandla uyabusa.
7 Kasithokozeni sijabule
simuphe udumo.
Ngoba umthimba weWundlu usufikile,
lomlobokazi walo usezilungisele.
8 Ilineni elihle elicazimulayo
elihlanzekileyo uliphiwe ukuba agqoke.”
(Ilineni elihle limele imisebenzi emihle yabangcwele.)
9 Ingilosi yasisithi kimi, “Loba ukuthi: Babusisiwe labo abanxusiweyo edilini lomtshado weWundlu!” Yengeza yathi, “La ngamazwi aqotho kaNkulunkulu.”
10 Ngawela ezinyaweni zayo ngayikhonza. Kodwa yathi kimi, “Ungakwenzi lokhu! Mina ngiyinceku kanye lawe kanye labazalwane bakho abalobufakazi bukaJesu. Khonza uNkulunkulu! Ngoba ubufakazi bukaJesu bungumoya wesiphrofethi.”
Umgadi Webhiza Elimhlophe
11 Ngabona izulu livulekile njalo khonapho phambi kwami kwakulebhiza elimhlophe, umgadi walo ethiwa nguThembekile loQiniso. Wahlulela ngokulunga alwe impi. 12 Amehlo akhe anjengomlilo ovuthayo njalo ekhanda lakhe kulemiqhele eminengi. Ulebizo elilotshwe kuye elingaziwa muntu ngaphandle kwakhe yena ngokwakhe. 13 Ugqoke isembatho esigxanyuzwe egazini njalo ibizo lakhe nguLizwi likaNkulunkulu. 14 Amabutho asezulwini ayemlandela egade amabhiza amhlophe njalo egqoke ilineni elihle elimhlophe njalo lihlanzekile. 15 Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba ebukhali agalela ngayo izizwe. “Uzazibusa ngentonga yensimbi.”* Unyathela isikhamelo sewayini sentukuthelo yolaka lukaNkulunkulu uSomandla. 16 Esambathweni sakhe lasemlenzeni wakhe kulotshwe ibizo leli elithi:
INkosi yamakhosi loMbusi wababusi.
17 Ngasengibona ingilosi imi elangeni eyamemezela ngelizwi elikhulu ezinyonini zonke ezazindiza emoyeni isithi, “Wozani libuthanele idili elikhulu likaNkulunkulu 18 ukuze lidle inyama yemizimba yamakhosi, eyezinduna zempi, eyamadoda alamandla, eyamabhiza labagadi bawo kanye leyabantu bonke abakhululekileyo lezigqili, abancane labakhulu.”
19 Ngabuya ngabona isilo lamakhosi asemhlabeni lamabutho awo ebuthanele ukulwa impi lomgadi webhiza kanye lebutho lakhe. 20 Kodwa isilo sathunjwa ndawonye lomphrofethi wamanga owayenze izibonakaliso ezimangalisayo emele sona. Ngalezi zibonakaliso wabedukisa labo ababebekwe uphawu lwesilo bakhonza umfanekiso waso. Sona lomphrofethi wamanga baphoselwa bephila echibini lomlilo wesolufa ovuthayo. 21 Abanye babo babulawa ngenkemba eyaphuma emlonyeni womgadi webhiza njalo izinyoni zonke zazitika ngenyama yemizimba yabo.
* 19:15 AmaHubo 2.9